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WASHINGTON—The U.S. Secret Service is taking a firm stance against privacy coins such as MoneroandZcash. A top official from the agency has reportedly sought help from Congress by asking lawmakers to make additional regulations for these coins to curb their use for illegal activities.

ONTARIO, Calif. — While the timing of the next economic downturn has been discussed at several recent CU meetings, credit union leaders who gathered for an event here were just as concerned with how such a slowdown might look and feel, as well as with a host of other issues.

AUSTIN, Texas–With the CUTomorrow Conference now just 75 days away from its world premiere, a new movie trailer has been released highlighting why credit unions will want to invest a small bit of their pending NCUSIF rebates to prepare for 2019 by getting insights into the real-world CU success stories that will be shared.

SAN FRANCISCO—Count Wells Fargo as another of the big banks saying “no” to cryptocurrency purchases on its credit cards. The bank recently announced a ban on the purchase of Bitcoin and similar currencies using its credit cards.

WASHINGTON—The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has published an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking to reconsider the implementation of the Fair Housing Act's (FHA) "disparate impact" standard.

REGINA, Saskatchewan–A credit union here has partnered with the local United Way on a new program aimed at keeping more people from falling victim to the cycle of payday loans and simultaneously helping them to build credit.